201012英文文章大肠杆菌感染.docVIP

β-glucan and E. coli infection Introduction Escherichia coli is commonly found in the avian gastrointestinal tract and other mucosal surfaces. Although most of the strains are commensals, a separate group, designated avian pathogenic E. coli, has the ability to cause extraintestinal disease in poultry, collectively called colibacillosis (Kariyawasam et al., 2006; Bonnet et al., 2009). Serotypes O1, O2, and O78, and to some extent O15 and O55, are the most common serotypes associated with colibacillosis found in chickens (Gomis et al., 1997; Raji et al., 2007). They commonly cause airsacculitis